Late-acquired incomplete stent apposition (ISA) is frequently observed after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. Most incidences of late-acquired ISA induced by positive vascular remodeling were of the focal type and occurred in a single vessel. We present an unusual case of a 45-year-old male subject diagnosed with late-acquired ISA that occurred in multiple vessels.

Background: Adverse atrial remodeling, including epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) deposition in the left atrium (LA), is implicated fibrillation (AF). Radiofrequency hotballoon (RHB) ablation can produce wide planar lesions because balloon highly compliant; however, chronic effects of RHB on structural remodeling remain unknown. This clinical-experimental investigation characterized EAT persiste...

Background Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) offers a minimal invasive option for the treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis at high risk for conventional surgery. The objective of this study was to investigate whether there is a positive effect on the left ventricular remodeling 6 month after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) using cardiac magnetic resonanc...

OBJECTIVES This study was designed to investigate the mutual effects of chronic atrial dilation and electrical remodeling on the characteristics of atrial fibrillation (AF). BACKGROUND Both electrical remodeling and atrial dilation promote the inducibility and perpetuation of AF. METHODS In seven goats AF was induced during 48 h by burst pacing, both at baseline and after four weeks of slow...

BACKGROUND NADPH oxidase 4 (Nox4) has been implicated in cardiac remodeling, but its precise role in cardiac injury remains controversial. Furthermore, little is known about the downstream effector signaling pathways activated by Nox4-derived reactive oxygen species in the myocardium. We investigated the role of Nox4 and Nox4-associated signaling pathways in the development of cardiac remodelin...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the non-invasive detection of coronary abnormalities and specifically the remodeling process in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). MRI was performed in 10 control healthy subjects and 26 patients with angiographically proven CAD of the right coronary (RCA) or left anterior descending (LAD) ar...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have reported diffuse destabilization of atherosclerotic plaques in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS AND RESULTS We used intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to assess 78 coronary arteries (38 infarct-related arteries [IRAs] with culprit and nonculprit lesions and 40 non-IRAs) from 38 consecutive AMI patients. IVUS analysis included qualitative and quantitativ...

Background and Aim: Apoptosis is a type of programmed cell death occurring by a series of intercellular messages which is associated with tissue structure remodeling. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the interactive effects of reducing exercise intensity and Adiantum capillus veneris extract on remodeling and modulation of pulmonary apoptotic indices of the rats exposed to th...